Animal Studies

Bar Code: 2283

Descprition: In Animal Studies, students care for andobservethree
animals from different habitats--the dwarf Africanfrog, the fiddlercrab,
and the land snail. Students learn about whatanimals need to survive,the
primary parts of their anatomicalstructure, and the ways in which theyare
suited for life in aparticular environment. Students create and maintainindividual
logsin which they record their observations of each animal overtime.These
observations focus on animal behavior, including methods forfoodgetting,movement,
and protection. Toward the end of the unit,students applywhat theyhavelearned
about structure, habitat,survival needs, and behaviorto studyafourth classroom
animal: thehuman. They also conduct an animalresearchprojectand decide howthey
will present their findings to the class.